ALL RIGHTH ICHSERVED.
THE BLACK RIBBON.
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1. T. MEADE. (Author of “A Wanna Sa Groj“ Ara
CHAPTER XIV.----Continued. Reberry, sail Wan, your presied atti Jude is very strange. You seem to falter.**
Tu falfer in the posat rause to which, longs age dedicated 1 Never! But th pultry Englishma nice or less matters nothing.! soul be shall keep that orage of bununity, if he will only return to England."
fumst hurry, Relievea. They will wait in The drawing wag ka mee They will notice i am late.
the
Red help or mistess to put glittering dress on satin and silvo, and a few
inutes later Helen glide downstairs.
The unmber of people who assembled round the Protessor's dining table, in that most ex. Muistite suin mer parlour, which he was so pad of and which "Ogn ferself had specially devised, and helped to devorite with her own clarer fingers, would scaredly have 1 sur- passed for intellect and charm on the part of the men, and for beauty, and vivacity on the Kicle of the Wollen.
Debfield was not allowed to sit near Helen. Her companion was Professor Sterbini, one of the hardest tooking and yet at the same time, most interesting men Delafield Ind ever seen. They spoke rapidly together in the French ig. and Delafield, as he watcled her, Thought his cousin hul never app artil mere bountiful, and at the same time more snap praschable from his point of view.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24TH, 1904.
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Olgu, I assure you - "We won't tull of her, dear. She doesn't I concern as
I have coine here to ask you about that Englishnan, Dr. Delafield. Why has he come here"
"May not an Englishan come to visit Russia" said Kelen, freshly,
"I didn't want him to goare," said Helen. She began to tremblé terribly, but with a stiliten niovertent she wrenched herself on
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Descartes, crnisur, 3985 tous, -14,guns, 5560 h.p, Commander Amet at present at Saigon Estoc, guuboat, tons, guns, — b.p.,
Lieut. Mère. Haiphong Does overy cold affect your hook, and canse Francisque, destroyer, 303 tons, 7 guns, 6300
hp., Lieut. Coloni, at present at Saigon feeling of chilliness, followed by disturbance of
Fronde, destroyer, 350 tons, 7 guns. 300 h.p.. the kidney action? Does the use of spirits or
Lieut. Johoune, Baio d'Along beer or tea excite the kidneys? Are you easily
b.p., Captain Goudot, Baie d'Along worried and annoyed over tifles? Are the feet Guerdon, cruiser, 9376 tois, 36 guns, 20,200 and hands cold? Circulation la Do the
h.p., Liru, fortior, Haiphong feet and logs swell? Is there a puffiness under Henri Riviere, gunboat, tons, graus, the eyes? Do you have rheumatism. poor eyesight, headaches and backaches? Is there Jacquin, ganboat, Lient. Corlouer, Haiphong gravel, or any unnatural retion of the kidneys Javeline, destroyer, 307 tons, guns, 300 h.p..
Lient-Comdr, Beaussant, Baio d'Al•ng Poo much or too little urine? Milky or clondy
Korsaint, gunbar, 1250 tons, 6 guns, 2200 k.p. urine?
Comdr. Le Golleur, Shanghai If you have any of the alavo symptoms, your kidneys are either clogged or diseased, and these Lyur, submarine, Lient. Armbruster, Saigon symptoes are warnings of more serious troubleontest, cruiser (Flagship of Vir Admiral to follow-Bright ad s use, Dropsy, or Diabetes,
themselves to the saddest and most hopeless had altogether new ideas. I would save that i cause on earth. You must or think hardly of puir.. I would send them, buck to England and them. And 1 believe in te cause--I believe in then go on with my own life, following out my it. Haco you, Maurice, for instance, ever beardown destiny to the bitter end. Of course we of the prisoners of state, who exist all over the won't succeed; who ever has succeeded in o country like this? We can only struggle with wide danmins of the Caar of Russin ?"
Yes, I have heard of them, and I pity perhaps a little more prudence, a little more But you, my caution, a little more ingenuity than others have Tush! Helen. Need wi waste our time then, said the young man. wvor conneryfaces. Tas man has come over-loved, have nothing to do with them. You struggled. But the secret police are always on because he is in love with you. He has come have your own corner of the vineyard to till in our track. They will discover us, and we shall over as a spy. He either stays with us, or he your own beant fal free land, and I want you be locked up in the fortress of St. Pater and to come back with me. Helen, to come back as Pani. We, too, shall pine in dungeons close to gees under. Now you understand.”
soon as possible. Why should you leave your the bones of the dend emperors of all the Russins. Yes, we shall be forgotten and other enthusias father il mother, and your young sisters and
tie men and women will rie on our unbes and | your broiber, and all whom you ought to hold
do as we have doar, and hope as we have hoped, precious, to ectre out here to fight forlar n
and cast their all into the cause of the op- hope. It is forlorn. Helen yon ere bewitched."
It is too late to talk of it." said Heln. pressed, and fail as we shall tail, and dio as we "und I daren't' say any more. I have cast in hall die. Well that is all right, that is what toy lot with them. 1 have taken the vows of we expected when we decided to take up this cause. We expected it, and wn resepted our the Order."
What Order?" he asked, bending towards Lot willingly, and we won't grauble, we won't her, and speaking in a very low whisper. He complain. We will go badly to the fortress, put his arm tightly round her waist and strained Yes, bravely. But that nice bright, keen young English, he has nothing to do with us, and that proty girl so enthusiastic and so gentle, sunaware of the fearful to that awaits her!
Doan's backucke kidney pills are a certain why should they not, exempe, and I, ) ubueru Rawlinson, set them free? He gave me my life, cure for all forms of kidney trouble. They instantly relieve the congested, overworked suppose I give . buck to him. He that is a kidneys, and gradually being the back to idea-that is worth thinking shout
Rowlinsonid the voice of O'ga Kris-health. Their whole action is ou the kidneys tofski, and Rawlinson steppeil cut of the shadow and bladder--not on the bowels and by doing into the splendid white light, he looked one thing they do that one thing well.
For 2 years Dean's backacho kidney pills Sabre, destroyer, Lient. Lebarl, Saigon a shrunken an ugly figure and Olga had the
bave been in uge, and they are the first medicine | Styx, cruiser, 1796 tons; 10 guns. 1700 h.p.. majesty of a que
To be continued)
He cannot go under. I know what you mean by that or at least 1 tunk I know what you mean by that terrife word. I will jerk hini to Y 1 ] હું
No..it is too late for that. You must win A mau ke thai with such him to our rense.
a keen intellect, can be alergood use of. Ho is a doctor?
Yes."
I like him. Ho had the he impertivenes to stare straight eneath my oxterior into t
Great-ph He saw the real me. me, myself. yes great unul perhaps, crnol to be kind. but great all the same. I want a man like that. He shall help me to mix the now-why, what is it. Helen
Finish your words," said Holan. New poisons. He shall help me with new scientific experiments. We could do marvels, The Russian doctors, the few that I have get I over to my shie, lare been used ad nauseam. want someone fresh. keon, bright, like your daring Englishman: I want him. Holeu, you You shall marry him ma shall give him to me,
Once cherie, once he has espoused ear cau ho has declared himself to be on our side, we will prepare for the wedding ceremony, for the sound of the silver bells, for brightness, for How could I even expect her to love mogaiety, and you shall have a week, a whole week in which the prisoners may sigh in vain, but in thought the young fellow. I am alsolutely unworthy of her. She shines over there like a which the beautiful Holon can be happy. Now
I wonder I ever dared then, choose." great queen of society. to propose to her."
What are you thinking of. Mr. Delafield?" asked Kitty at that moment. She was seated at lo igbbour, a heavy-kicking German Jew, his other side, and had turned from addressing who, nevertheless, was nearly as rich as Roths- child, and who was ons of the most prominent conspirators whom the Government dreaded but could never take. Kitty and he had been in- dalging in a sparring match. in which the Gorman Jow was considerably worstel, and now with bright checks and shiring eyes she tried
to cheer Maurice Delafield.
I hope you like a this " she said.
a novel experience, is it not
It is
Very novel. But you ask me if I like it," And do you? Speak low." "I do not
Ah! you are jealous, Mr. Delafield. But you needn't be. You are watching your Helen as she talks to another man. But she is only on the surface to-night, on guard, on guard as she alone can be. You see, she is ander the influeues of Olea, so what can you expect?"
But why should this Olga, as you call bec, turn all your beads and hearts so that we men so you front a different point of view?”
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"And if I refuse to draw him in xal Helen Then. my dear, you don't see any more of Maurice Delafield. You are his wife, if he refuses. Why. Helen, you are half fainting belongs to us. You never see him again if he Don't be silly, child! You knew when you came here that this was not the day of small things,
But you don't understand me." said Helen. But you don't do tocera your letters Rawlinson kelped me to read the cipher. I know something of what was happening. You said that I had such a marvellous power of sprech, and that I should address secrot meet- Ings, and he a sort of quern amongst you all, but you did not speak of this of this! I cannot do with murder. I cannot do with robbery or cruelty of any sort. You know my nature. The bigh, the great, I can struggle to attain, but I cannot dehasa myself. I will not ask my lover to give up home und country unless indo-d he is willing to accept our canse.
That is what. I ask," said Olga, suddenly To accept onT CAMSO. changing her voice.
To take the oath of fealty."
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But, Olga, you spoke of you Fald kome thing about poisons and scientific knowledge need for a base purpose.
Yon
It is her enormons influence, And strangw "A lease purpose!" cried Olga Hele, as it may seem, it is almost greater with women when I look at you, when I hear you use such than men. She bus suereeded in, but Ipany words, I could kill you. But that doesn't
She is looking at me.. i feel it. daren't way.
I want you, beloved-telen, suit me just now. If thoughly timid when she is by, and yet for your bounty will enslave, and your love- I am happy with a sort of wad excitement. Oh, liness will enthrall, and your eloquence will
is strange! She is like no one else."
bring more and more--people to our side. May give you my opinion of her "usked; shall not be implicated in, anything that your tender heart doesnt desire. But now, the Baaris Delatinid, and he droppent his volento a whisper.
time is short. By this time to-morrow your Englishman must have deci ed, and you had better speak to him. I hve ne more time to give to you, but I will send him here. Is it not a lovely bawer for lovers to meet in ?"
Yes. but do hn careful. I think she has sare that hear, everything; and if she has not, the servants-oh. I beseech of you to be careful."
For answer Delafield suddenly began to speak in italian. He had discovered that Kitty know Italian, and he hæl studied it himself to some advantage. He sail in that tongue:
You have no en cause to far hor. She throws a glamour over you, but if you old rous yourself to the fuct that she is a cold and vindictive woman, and that the less you-you with your warm English beart and your loving English antura, have to do with her, the batter it will he You have it to use your eyes to see what I mean I think I can read character and I do not like hers."
You do not understand." replied Kitty answering him in the same language. "and it Sen, she hurts me to hear you speak like that is watching Helen now, Helen is mesmerised more or less.
The dinner came to au and us far as the ladies were concerned a few minutes later, and they all swept out through the open windows on to a
broad verandah which led down some steps into
the garden.
A band was playing sweet music by the water's edge, and the ladies strolled away in caples here and there.
Holon thought herself alone for a minute but the next instant she startled and gare: little cry, when a hand, light as a feather, was
you. Helen.
laid on her arm.
I want to talk to
few minutes to spare.
Helen faced her proud hostess,
Tonight? Must you speak to me to-night, Olga "
CHATTE XY,
Helon sut on sa indret. Far away in the distance she could hear the sound of the relap tuous music of Russia, with its underlying ad- hess, and its outward merriment. Tears and laughter seemed to run through it in a con- tinuous food, and now. and then the voice of those who sighed, the ory of those who wept, scomed to be borne in upon Helen's ears. She felt restless, and a strong dosire to cry cania over her. She wished she had never laft Eng- lund. Sha wished she had 'refused Professor Kristofski when he had spoken to her at the Pines. Shy wished she had never wa'ked' with him as Night on the occasion of the Fancy Bull, Above all things she wished that Maurice Dea- field had aayed at home, that he had given er up when she bad asked him to.gies, her up that he had not accompanied her, determined to share her peril, to fight her cause, to remain
by her side at any cost, For Maurice was now in danger-not a doubt of it, and she herself was in the thickest part of the web of the enemy, a relentless cuemy who would never let go, and whose faintest gossamer web was nevertheless mado, of the strongest steel.
Holan got up and wont to the edge of the arbour. he looked out through the trees to We have a catch what glimpse she could of the dark blue evening sky. Ten she return d to her sout, too troubled, too distraught to know well what she was doing.
It crossed the A manly stop drow near. wooden bridge, which led straight t, the bower. and in another winnte Delafield, in his or ning dress, hatless, and with a smile on his face, Lowed his tall head, entered the arbour, and down by her side.
Do the king of chains, the series of Baines, the blood of the martyrs wait for future times?" said Olga Kristofshi in a low thrilling whisper. Helen Lumsdale, you are moant te in a deliverer. You hate put your hand to the plough and you cannot look fuck. Coms with me down this walk. We shall be alone, for I have taken cure that we should be. I have something de say to you."
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her to his heart.
What Order, Helen?"
The Order of the Black Ribbun." she said in a low tone. I belong to their legion. It is legion of honour and I am proud of
Delafield was quite silent for a minute. Ha was mere distressed, and alarmed than he cared to own. He knew enough of the working of secret Societies and in espesial of these cou- Dected with a land like Russia, to give him serious uneasiness now Heku was in Russia. Even in England she would be very far from safe. but in Russia here was a case of immense peril.
Don't tell me anything about it as far as its rules are concerned," he said after minute'e pans, "but nevertheless tell me when did you join 2
"Last Spring," said the girl. "Shortly be fore I left for England."
Yon took, I presume, rows?" Yon,"
"Did you understand to what you committed yourself ?"
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THE YEAR'S VINTAGE.
Messrs. Cutler, Palmer and Ct, the well- known London and Eastern wine merchants in their annual report on this year's vintage:
State:-
In entire contradistinction to last year the weather has on the whole been most propitious, and as a consequence the reports from most of the wine growing districts have been extremely favourable. We subjoin particulass
FRANCE-Hurdeaux-Aided by the favour-
"I trusted Olga. It was she who enlightened She rend me over the roles the night be fore the ceremony. I was satisfied. She ex I was to teach, to lecture, plained my mission. danger. She assured me that I had the most place under most advantageous conditions, albei: and I was to be ever present in the hour of able temperature during May, the budding took occasional durup intervals used a partial wonderful delivery of the French tongue, sa perfect and se puso that I could influence dropp ng of the graine, thi to a certain extent people when others might fail. My work was diuinishing the quantity: but during the to teach the new propaganda. I was to go to gathering of the grapes the most perfect weather prevailed, and, thanks to this fortunate England for a short time in order to collect
circumstance, the product will be of really certain fands, and to put my own fortune at the disposal of the Society. That was why I spurior quality, and we are convinced that the returned at all. See how much I am telling present vintage will be an extremely good one. you. And now I am here, and I can command yielding fie, well-coloured, stout and frusty my money at any time, and even my father wines. The French Government have not yet cannot prevent me, for it is absolutely mine."
piven out the number of hogshade produced. How much money have you, Helen Ihat it is certain that the figures of 1993, via. always knew you were considered rich." said (2,224 hoghe, ds, will be largely exceeded. Delafield,
I was left, as perhaps you know, Maurice, the sum of thirty thousand pounds by an aunt. It is Intact. It has never been touched by me, as I found the interest a great deal more than I need for my own requirements; but I propose to hand the entire thing over to Olga and Pro- fessor Kristofski within a month from the present time,"
And if you do that." aid the young raan, and absolutely give up your fortune, will they not let you, yourself, go free
Halou struggled to release horself from his
arm.
"But I wouldn't go." she sail. I may be weak, hat I am not one of those who puts hand to the plongh and then look back The cause of the oppressed is my own cause, so họip me Heaven"
Delafield felt wars running to his eyes, but they did not appear. He kept them back with
furcible wil,
And what do you really want me to do he said after a pause
Burgundy. The wines of 1964 possess ex- cellent colour, and are rich in vinoerty, indeed by some they are compared with the finest wines or last century; withons doubt there is overy reason to believe in their ultimate development The quantity will be equal to that of a good
year.
Whatever you do, whatever you think your disease is, look well to your kilusys at the first sign of anything wrong. Ge them just the aid they require, in Dona backache kidney pills, the great Quaker kidney medicine, and so how well and at you feel after even a few doses. Their effect is marvellous and lusting.
in the world for kidney and bladder troubles.
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Audomard, Yangt Pascal, cruiser, 4015 tons, 97 guns, 8500 h.p.,
Comdr. Chevalier, Salgon Peilo, gunboat, Lieut. Luvissière, Tongka Pistola, destroyer, Lient, de Reinach-Worth,
Baie d'aloug
Protée, submarine, Lient. Glorioux, Szigor Redoutable, battleship, (in reserve) 9437 tous, 8 guus, 6071 h.p., Commodore C. P. M. Paidluüe, Saigon
Coudr. T. de Baliucourt, Saiyon
All the chief chemists and medicine-dealers | Sally, cruiser, 10,014 ions, 38 guna, 20,000 h.p.,
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HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.
3,000 h.p., Com. B. M. Harbord, Hongkong Albion, battleship. 12,950 tour, 16 guns, Capt. Alserity, despatch-bost. 1.700 tons. 10 ans,
Fremantle, Hongkong. Algerine, aloop, 1,950 tons, 6 guns, 1,190 b.p..
in reserve, Hongkong Amphitrite, Jat class cruiser. 11.000 tons, 18,000
p. Capt. Charles Windham, C.V.O., Weihaiwei.
Andromedia, cruiser, 12,300 tous, Capt. Nelson
Ommatney, Weibsiwei Astraea, 2nd less cruiser, 4,30) tons, 10 guns,
7.000 i.h.p., Captain Lionel G. Tufnell Singapore. Brumble, guabout, 710 tons, 6 guns, 1,300 h.g.,
iu rare, Hongkong Britomart, gauboat, 710 tons. 6 guns, 1,300 h.p.
is reserva, Hongkong Centurion, battleship, 10,500 tone, Capt. Fager,
Weihaiwei.
Fame, torpede-boat destroyer, 360 toną 6 guns,
5.700 b.p., Lient.-Comdr. . Asar, Hong koog
Captain Guiberton, Hollow Surprise, guaboat, 6-9 tons, guns, 900 h.p.,
Liout, Roque, Hankow Taking, gun at — tons, — guns,h.p.,
Fieut, Yangtsző
Takon, destroyer. Lieut. Gaillard, Saigon Vauban, battleship, (reserve) 6150) tora, 23 guns,
4560 h.p., Liont.—————, Saigon Vigilante, gunboat, 123 tons, 7 guns, 500 k.p.,
Lieut, Jemca, Canton
GERMAN
Bussard, cruiser, 1857 tone, 15 guns, 2500 h.p..
Comdr. Huss,———
Captain von Buelow, Wuhu
Furst Bismarck (lagship), 11,000 tons, 36 guns, Fatherland, gunboat, long, - guas, b.p.,
14,000 h.p., Captain I'r wo, Hongkong Geier, cruiser, 1776 tons, 15 gaus, 2966° h.p.,
Comdr, von Studritz, Shanghai Hansa, cruiser, 6230 tons, 34 guns, 10,000 h.p.,
Captain Waber, Shanghai Hertha, cruiser, 6500 tons, 37 guns, 10,00 b.p.,
Capt. Baron Schimmelmoun, Singapore Iltis, ganton, 1000 tone, 10 guns, 1300 h.p...
Comdr. Baron von M. Hallesse, Canton Jaguar, guuboat, 900 tons, 10 guns, 1300 h.p.
Commander Wilbrandt, Nankiang Lucks, guuboat, 850 tons, 10 guns, 1344 b.p.,
Commander Krosncke, Hongkong More, gunboat, 1000 tons, 8 guns. 875 h.p..
Cortander von Grumbkow, Manila Seendler, oruiser, 1040 tons, 15 guns, 2800 b.p,
Commander Parsius, Taingtau Thetis, crniser, 2660 tona, 24 guna, 800) b.p..
Captain Voit, Shanghai
Champagne-We have much pleasure in Glory, battleship, 12,950 tons, 16 guan, 13.506 Tiger, gunboat, 900 tons, 10 guns, 1300 b.p,
recording a fine vintage this year, probably a very fine one, though that will be impossible to actorine for certain until after the first fermentation. We have never seen the vines in Letter condition, and the quantity of grapes is marly as large as in 1893, while there is an entire absence of disease of any sort. There is
every project that the wines of the Cham- pagne district of 1904 will rank among the best vintages.
Satu―The present vintage, has proved a most successful one every respect. From te early spring the vines mad steady, and unchecked progress, and the grapes benefited "immeasurably by the warm and even tempera
tore, producing a wine of perfect maturity, richness and five that our
is I want you to become one of na- a member of the Order of the Black Ribbon. Will you, Maurice Will you?"
You want me to join a society which is al- together formed to uproot the laws of peace. However able it is, it is unworthy. Is that
what you really want?"
I want you to understand us, auil to be one of us. I would ass Olga to make you also a lecturer-one. who preaches. To make you s preacher and a healer in our midst. Yon chuld do great work. And then, Maurice, then I won'd marry you. Yes, continued Helen, there was a thrill in her voice and who crept up closer to her Iver and looked into his face almost timidly, but yet with real passion in her gaze I would marry you dear. I would be the best of wives to you. We should have to forsake England and our birthplace. But then. England is happy, well governed, well cared for. You and I would work for those who sigl in vain, and shed their tears for nought, for he captives in the dungeous, Would you, Maurice? Would you?"
"No a thousand times an," said Delafield. Helen dung herself on her knoes.
But for my sake." she s id brokenly, "for if you don't agree to take the oath and to he- long to the Order. you will-Oh, Maurice,
Cognac-having been favoured with very fae weather the gathering of the grapes has taken place under the most satisfactory con ditions, therefore, the wines are of splendid quality for distillation of first-class brandies The florescence, ripenes, vintage, fermentation, have all been made under excellent conditions, the temperature the whole time having kept very high. The quality is superior, to that of 1900), in fact we are confident that this year's Vintage 18 one of the best we hate had during the last thirty years.
GERMANY-Throughout the whole of the summer the weather was very dry and hot, and the grapes developed in a way that was rare. Generally speaking the 1904 vintage will give us-a great abaadance of wine of extremely good quality, and most suitable for the English
market.
PORTUGAL-We are pleased to be able to brought to a successful conclusion. For many report that the vintage of 1904 has beon years we have not seen the condition and appearance of the grapes better. The yield has been far in excess of what was expected, and the quality of the wine we consider will tura out to be excellent, and will, doubtless, re shipped as a vintage by all the leading shippers.
Maurice-I will, I must tell you-you will have
SPAIN. Sherry. The tine dry weather pra- come here to face danger, such dangers yuvailing during the summer months greatly haven't the slightest idea of. Oh, Manries, you
favoured the grape crop, and the vintage has won't refuse me.”
been secured under most favourable conditions. The quantity would have been abundant but for the ravages of the Phylloxera, but as far as can be judged the alcoholic strength the
"Get up." suid Delafield sternly.
He was aware of steps approuching and was afaid that Helen might be seen in her present
ttitude.
Come," he said, when she had risen, and he "That woman Olga is as much angel as had forced her to sit down again. "Come, dear."
I met her just now and she ho said, you surprise me very much by your witch," he said.
I must take a few days to think it over. told the where to find you, and shas said you words. were alone. Why swo theart! Dear st Duromet ing must be done, of course."
-You will agres? You will agroe? You will ling! What is the mutter ***
Baid Helen. remain ? You will remain ?
She spoke in a low, agonised whisper. Suddenly Rawlin on appeared at the door of the arbour.
Holen!"
Helen followed without a word, Olga led her to a somewhat distant part of the pleasure "I am so frightened. Maarice. So fright grounds. They rowed a tiny wooden bridge. | ened!" At the farther sido of it stood an arbour. At the door of the arbour was Rebecca Rawlinson. I shall Rawlinson. just keep the bridge. fe ocenpied with Miss Lumsdale for three or four, minutes, aid Countess Olga, as she was generally called.
Iebecca bit her lips aut lowered her eyes. Olga did not glance at her again, but going first into the arbour seated herself, then made way for Helen.
"Come close to ins; come close to my heart, Helen. Nebaily sees, and I want you said Olga in that rich voice which always drew her victims close. Now you are happy," she cou inued, and she folded the girl in her strong embrace.
It is beautiful to
I don't know that I am. be with you
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"Oh, in this pcy even the twigs, seem to have ears. I am afraid even to think. Olga can read my thoughts. I am terribly nervous." "Now that is nonsense," said Dinfiel'. roused at one by her words, and sill more by the trembling manner in which the generally proud Helen clung to him. You have not the slightest cause to fear, for I am with you."
Bat you are not always with me, and tat is just what makes me so fearful. Yon onghtn't to be witli mo at all. II could be quite happy if you would go back
Where asked Delafield.
"To England, Maurice. Dear. free, beautiful England. If you wouldn't at y here with me."
But why, darling? I came out here on purpose. Windoyou really mean to do, Helon Won't you ronfide in ne?"
They are dancing in the White drawing room," she said significantly.
Har words were like morsels of ice. Dola- field rose at once and gave Helen his arm.
"You will give me the pleasure of the first waltz," he sail in his most gallant voice, and
they crossed the lawn together.
Musts" is quite up to the usual standard, while the large quantity of saccharine thay con- tain gives promise that they wilt develop into Bound full-bodied wines.
Spanish Part or Tarragonu.-The atmos pherie conditions have been more favourable to viticulture than any years since the reconstrue. tion of the vineyards, and were it not for the absence of rain during the months of August and September, the yield this year would have been very large. The quality is excellent, equal in all the principal distrets to what was produced by the old vines before they were destroyed by the Phylloxers. The yield however being only ejun, and the cost of spirit se high, there is
Media-Fine weather having been pre
ich prospect of any reduct on in pieces. vain during the critical flowering period, the crop will be lurge, and the quality of the a" Saccharondre," is above the average. We Mast, e fare can be shown by the tests of see every prospect of the wines after fermenta- tiou inruing out well,
Rawlinson stood at a little distance and She felt very strange, very watched them. unlike herself. There was something tugging at what she was pleased to call the remnant of her heart, that heart which she had fancied was quite crushed out by cruel fate, but something
SICILY.-Morsale.--The quality of this year's huil caused it to rise again. She did not know
wines is confidently expected to be good, and herself that anything resembling a heart way they will be somewhat more alcoholic tha within her.
It was when that medicina brought me back.".
ITALY-Through the fine weather this sum- she said to herself, and I seemed to read his mar this year's vintage in Italy way be looked Ayes. I seemed to know that he could with- Du as a distinct success, the ready made wine How do you mean belong to you? Person hold it that he could make me sink lower and being abundant and of superexcellent quality. ally I do belong. I intend you to murry me, and I lower and then nothing would have saved me dare you to marry anyone else. You will be and I must have shipped over. And it would my beautiful w fe, my priceless queen, my best have been so precious good for him, ad I AMOY ENGINEERING CO., LD., AMOY beloved and as long as there is brea h in me I slipped over. I seemed to feel and understand will draw that breath for you, and as long as the whole thing, and since that moment I have there is life in me 1 will spend it in your service. Leen different. It was the sort of action that
I will tell you everything if you will belong to us." said Helen.
You certainly put them into a different perspective," said Helen, struggling fora minute and then resigning herself to Olga's crabrace.
"I think so. I hope so. We want women like you, and like Kitty, and above all we want women like Rawlinson. Helen, what is the matter with Rawlinsou?*****
"Nothing. She is true to you, as few would
But as to belonu-ing to anyone els--to those | I, personally, could never have done. I could Ranches. Castings in Brass and Iron be true."
Then Helen remembered certain words that mid man, those ag.tafors. those ridiculous-" never have been guilty of—if guilty is the word. Rawlinson had said, and she felt herself trem-
No, Murice," said Helen ising, you do No, I should not have beer noble enough. I Loderate charges. Work solicited. bling inwardly,
them a justice. They are not madmon. they am fond of considering myself, in a certain senao, a noble woman; but somehow of late "There is something wrong with her, and I're not ridiculous, they do not pose; they are think I now what it is
heart. and soul. men and women who devote fresh thoughts have come to me, and I have
CALL FLAG E
EPAIR WORK wo
Steamers
and
J. D. EDWANDS, Manager. Amoy, 3rd December, 1903.
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h.p., Capt Hon. W. G. Stopford, Hongkong Handy, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260 tons, guna.
4,000 h.p.. in reserve Hart, torpedo-bont destroyer, 260 tons, 6 guns,
4000 h.p., Weihaiwei Humber, storeship, 1,610 tons, Comdr. P. M.
Riadore, Hongkong Iphigenia, ad class craiser, 3,600 tons, Capt.
Fawckner, Shanghai.
Janns, torpedo-bost destroyer, 280 tons, gan. 3,900 h.p.. Lieat.-Comic. J. A. Gregory, 'Weihni wei
Kinsha, river gunboat, 331 tona, Lieut-Com-l Christopher P. Metcalf, on Yangtze Moorhen, river gunbost, 180 tons, 2 gan.. Lient-Comdr. F. B. Noble, West River Ocean, battleship, 12,950 tons, 16 guns, 13,50
i. p. Captain Giset, U.M.G., Weihaiwo Otter, torpedo boat destroyer, 350 tous, in
reserta
Phoenix, sloop, 1,015 tons, 6 guns, 1,400 b.p.....
in reserve, Bougkong Rambler, surveying-ship, 683 tons, Comdr.
Chas E. Monro, Labuan Robin, river gunboat. 85 tous, 2. guns, 240
hp., Lisnt-Comdr. Vaughan, Hongk ng Rosare, sloop, 980 tons. 6 gms, 11,400 mp.
is reserve. Hongkong Sandpiper, river ganhost, 35 tons, 2 guns, 316 b.p., Lieut. Comdr. L. W. Jones, West River Sirius, 2nd class erniser, 3,600 tons, Capt. C. H.
H. Moore, Weihaiwei Snipe, river gun-boat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 h.p.,
Lieut.-Comdr. Eroest W. O. Davidson, on
Yangisse
Taku, torpedo-boat destroyer, 250 tons, 6 gaur,
5,600 b p., Hongkong Commodora C. G. Dicken, at Hongkong Tamar, receiving ship, 4,600 tons 6 guns, Teal, river gunboat, 180 tits, 2 gana, Lieut..
Camdr. E. F. E. Dugmore, on Yangtaze Thetis, cruiser, 3,400 tons, Capt. J. C. A.
Wilkinson, Hongkong
Lieat Conde, R. H. Keate, Hongkong Tweed, gunboat, 362 tous 3 gune, 200 h.p., Vengeance, battleship, 12,950 tons, 13 guns, 18,500 i.b.p., Capt. L. C. Stuart C.M.G., Amay Virago, torpadu-boat destroyer, 360 tons,
in reserve Waterwitch, surveying ship, 520 tons. 450 i.b.p.
Comdr. E. C. Hardy, at Mirs Bay Whiting, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360 tons, 6 guns, 5,900 h.p., Lieut. Coudr. Wells, Hongkong
Wivern, coast defence ship, armoured, 2.570 tons,
1.000 h.p., in reserve, Hongkong Woodcock, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 350b.p.,
Lieut. Comile. Hugh Somerville, Yangtse. Woodlark, gunboat, 15 tons, 2 guns, 550 h.p.,
Lient.-Comdr. WHROD. Yaogten.
MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA AND
JAPAN STATION.
AUSTRO-HUSGALIAN.
Asteru, cruiser, 2437 tous, 20 guns, 7300 b.p. Capt. Friedrich Grinzenberger, Zingspore Kaiserin Glibatb, cruiser, 4:00 tons, 20 gus,
500 h.p., Captain Mirt), Japan
FRENCH.
Acbaron, armoured gunboat, 1796 tone, 10 guns
1700 h.p., Lieut. Ferret, Saigon Argus, gunboat, 123 tons, guns, 500 h.p.,
Lieut. Jeannel, Canton Aspic, gunboat, 475 tons, 3 guns, 450 bp.,
Lieut. Grellier, Saigon Avalonobe, gunboat, 140 tons, 5 guns, 150 b.p.,
Haiphong Baionnette, gaubost, Lieut. Lefèvre, Saigon Caronnde, gunboat, Lient, Ilae, Saigon Casse-tete, gunbost, 140 tons, 5 gaus. 150 bp.,
Saigon
Chateaurenault, cruiser (Flagship of Bear. Admiral de Fanque de Jonquières, 2nd in command), 8018 tons, 18 guns. 17,000 h.p., Captain V. Poidione, Baie d'Along Comite, gunboat, 525 tour, 4 guns, 438 bp,
Code. Louel: Haiphong
D'Assas, cruiser, 4000 tone, 31 guns, 9500 b.p.,
Saigon
Decidée, gunboat, 645 tons, 10 guns, 1,000 h.p.,
Lieut. Comdr. L'East, Shanghai
Commander Deimbing, Amoy Titonin, erniser, Captain Schanke, Hongkong. Tsingtan, gunboal, 170 ton, & guus, 1300 h.p.,
Commander Giobber, Cautela Vorwarts, guoboat, tons, 3 guus, 500 h.p.,
Lient, Scharf, Shanghai,
ITALIAN,
Elba, eruiser, 23011 tous, 10 guns, 7471 hp,
Captain Boren Ricci, Haiphong Marco Polo, cruiser, 8601 tons. — gans, — b.p..
aptain Presbitero, Shaugusi Puglia, ertiser, 2493 tous, 20 guas, 7600 h.p.,
Captain Pesortto, Chemslpe
PORTUGUESE.
Adamaster, orniser, 1960 tons, 14 gúas, 4600 h.p.. Captain d'Antas Bibeiro, sokow Diu, gunboat, 720 tons, 6 gaus, 700 h p., Capt...
Coutinho, Macao
Vasco de Gama, cruiser, 8020 tons, 20 guns. 6000.p., Capt. Manuel Vasco de Carvallo, Shanghai
BUSSIAN.
Amour, cruiser, 260 tons, gaus, 1700 hp.,
Commander Gramatolickoff, Port Arthur Askold, orniser, 6009 tous. 27 guns, 24,000 h.p..
Captain Roitzenschtein, Shanghai TOE:CK
Bays, cruiser, 7800 lions, 10 guns, 16,500 b.p.,
Part Aribut
Bogatyr, cruiser, 6040 tons, 12 guns, 19,500 b.p. Boyarin, cruiser, 3200 tons, 19 guns, 18,000h.p.,
Commander Barutchett, Port Arthur Diaus, eruiser, 6731 tous, 6 guns, 8000 h.p.,
Saigon
Djigit, gunboat. 156 tons, gans, 1700 h.p.,
Caplain Nasarowsky, Port Arthur Galasak. gunboat, 5 tons, 9 guns, 3500 h.p.,
Commander Yourie, Port Arthar Gremissteby; gunboat, 149) toos, 6 guns, 2000
b.p. Commander Zagarunaky Gromoboi, cruiser, 12,364 tons, 44 guns, 14,500
b.p.. Captain Jessen, Vladivostock Guiliak, gunboat, 1000 tons, 6 goes, 1000 b.p..
Commander Shumoff
Commander Crown, Shanghai Mandjour, gonboat, 1224 tour, 7 guns, 1430 h.p.. Otvajny, gunboat. 1490 tons, 6 guns, 2000 h.p..
Lommander Vasilistf, Port Arthar Pellada, cruiser, 6630 tons, 34 guns, 11,610 h.p.,
Captain Kossowitch, Port Arthur. Peresviet, battleship, 12,674 tons, 60 guns, 14,500
hp., Captain Kornleff, Port Arthor Pubela, battleship, 12.674 toas, 60 guna 14,500 hp, Captain Zatzarcieng, Port Arthur
Poltava, battleship. 10,960 tons, 50 guns, 10,690
b.p., Captain Ooorof, Port Artuar Rasboinik, craier, (training ship!, 1331 tens,
10 gaus, 1786 hp., Commander Liven, Port Arihur Retvizan, battleship, 12,902 tons, 62 guns, 16,900
bp.
Roseía, protected craisor, 12,200 tons, 65 guns, 15,00 h.p., Capt. Sepelrennipoff, Vladi vstock Sevastopol, battleship, 10,960 tons, 5th guns, 19,600 b.p., Captain Serebrenikoff, Port Arthur Siwontch, gunboal, 950 tona, 2 guns, 1125 hp..
Lieut. Comde. 1yano, Port Aribur. Taesarevitch, battleship. 13,110 tons, 68 guns, 16 300 bp.. Capt. N. Dabitch, Port Arthur Zabiyaka, craiser, 1230 tons, 15 guns, 1194 h.p.,
Commander Abramo, Port Arthur
UNITED TATER.
Albany, cruiser, 6 tons, guns, 7500 k•p.......
Captain Dyer, Cavite Annapolis, gunboat, 1000 tons, 12 guns, 1227
bp. Captain Rohrer, Shanghai Bainbridge, t.-.-d., 420 tons, 7 guus, 8000 h.p.,
Lieut, G. Williams, Manilu Baltimore, cruiser, 5,000 tons, Cupt. Sargent,
Manila
Barry, t-b... 40 tons, 7 guos, 800 h.p.,
Lient, Irwin, Manila Callec, gunboat, 203 tous, 10 gaus, 600 b.p...
Lieut. Dismaker. Hongkong Chauncey, 1-b.d, 420 Leus, 7.gads, 8000 b.p..
Lient. E. P. Jessop, Mauils Cincinnati, cruiser, 3213 tons, 19 guns, 7800
hp., Captain G. B. Harber, Dale, L-b.-d., 12 tone, 7 guns, 3000 h.p., Lieut.:
Garness, Manila
Decantur, t-b-d., 120 tons, 7 guns. 9000 h.p.,
Lieut. A. W. Knox, Manila Elcano, gunboat, 560 tons, 10 guts, 6000 h.p..
Lieut. Comdr. J. Hood, Shanghai